Blankaholm 2012 -Swedish east coast archaeological seminar

Tomorrow it that time of the year, again, when all eyes turns to the East Coast and the metropolis Blankaholm (you can find in google maps or such). Don’t know of it? Well, not many do, but since some years back an annual seminar on archaeology is held there – lots of fun and interesting archaeology is presented . All seminars are held in Swedish.

This 2012 schedule:

Saturday 25/2

From the Neolithic to a farming crisis – A farming historical research project on the north-eastern Smaland coast land and in land by Michael Dahlin & Mårten Aronsson

A few reflections on the archaeological excavations and the reporting of the E22 project in Blekinge by – Elisabeth Rudebeck

Mass production of green stone axes in western Blekinge by Kenneth Alexandersson

The Vikings – a long history by Roger Wikell

The Bronze Age in Blekinge – results from the E22 excavations by Helena Victor

Actions at an urn grave field. A presentation of the results from Flyestock and ideas concerning ducumentations of grave fields by Fredrik Strandmark.

About the excavation of the urns from the Flyestock grave field – methods and results by Torbjörn Brorsson.

Sunday 26/2

Reuse of picture stones on Gotland during the Iron Age by Martin Rundkvist

Props & Rit – traces of ritual actors with examples from the East Coast by Fredrik Gunnarsson

The Risinge mound; the excavation of a large mound on Öland by Ludvig Papmehl-Dufay

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My name is Magnus Reuterdahl and I am a Swedish archaeologist and osteologist. Most posts are connected to my work or my interests in general; Scandinavian archaeology, osteology, cultural heritage, literature and so forth.

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